The 2015 St. George Illawarra Dragons season is the 17th in the joint venture club 's history. Coached by Paul McGregor , and captained by Ben Creagh , they compete in the NRL 's 2015 Telstra Premiership season.
Squad movement [ ]
Gains [ ]
Losses [ ]
Ladder [ ]
Fixtures [ ]
NRL Auckland Nines [ ]
The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2015 competition was played over two days on 31 January and 1 February at Eden Park . The Dragons feature in the Rangitoto pool and played the Parramatta Eels , Newcastle Knights and Manly Warringah Sea Eagles .
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
+/−
Pts
Parramatta Eels
3
2
0
1
53
44
+9
4
Newcastle Knights
3
2
0
1
53
45
+8
4
St George Illawarra Dragons
3
2
0
1
44
49
-5
4
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
3
0
0
3
55
67
-12
0
Regular season [ ]
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Score
Tries
Goals
Attendance
Monday 9 March
1
Melbourne Storm
Jubilee Oval
4-12[15]
Eto Nabuli
10,028
Monday 16 March
2
West Tigers
Campbelltown Stadium
4-22[16]
Dane Nielsen
11,837
Saturday 21 March
3
Canberra Raiders
GIO Stadium
22-20[17]
Trent Merrin , Jason Nightingale , Mitch Rein , Joel Thompson
Gareth Widdop (3/5)
11,774
Saturday 28 March
4
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Jubilee Oval
12-4[18]
Jason Nightingale
Gareth Widdop (4)
12,087
Saturday 4 April
5
Newcastle Knights
Hunter Stadium
13-0[19]
Eto Nabuli , Josh Dugan
Gareth Widdop (2/3) Benji Marshall (FG )
14,261
Sunday 12 April
6
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
ANZ Stadium
31-6[20]
Josh Dugan , Peter Mata'utia , Tyson Frizell , Joel Thompson Euan Aitken
Gareth Widdop (5), Benji Marshall (FG )
20,273
Friday 17 April
7
Brisbane Broncos
Jubilee Oval
12-10[21]
Eto Nabuli , Matt Cooper
Gareth Widdop (2/3)
13,029
Saturday 25 April
8
Sydney Roosters
Allianz Stadium
14-12[22]
Peter Mata'utia , Mitch Rein
Gareth Widdop (3/4)
35,110
Monday 11 May
9
South Sydney Rabbitohs
ANZ Stadium
10-16[23]
Gareth Widdop , Jason Nightingale
Gareth Widdop (1/3)
14,126
Sunday 17 May
10
Canberra Raiders
WIN Stadium
32-18[24]
Gareth Widdop , Jason Nightingale , Euan Aitken , Joel Thompson , Benji Marshall
Gareth Widdop (6/7)
13,102[25]
11
BYE
Sunday 31 May
12
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Jubilee Oval
42-6[26]
Josh Dugan , Mitch Rein , Will Matthews , Jack de Belin , Peter Mata'utia , Eto Nabuli
Gareth Widdop (9)
18,011
Monday 8 June
13
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
ANZ Stadium
16-29[27]
Gareth Widdop (2), Peter Mata'utia
Gareth Widdop (2/3)
27,291
14
BYE
Monday 22 June
15
Sydney Roosters
Allianz Stadium
14-19[28]
Peter Mata'utia , Gareth Widdop
Gareth Widdop (3)
10,185
Saturday 27 June
16
Parramatta Eels
Pirtek Stadium
12-16[29]
Euan Aitken (2)
Gareth Widdop (2/3)
15,046
Saturday 4 July
17
North Queensland Cowboys
WIN Stadium
12-18[30]
Euan Aitken , Mark Ioane
Gareth Widdop (2)
11,813[31]
Sunday 12 July
18
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Remondis Stadium
8-28[32]
Charly Runciman (2)
12,792
Saturday 18 July
19
South Sydney Rabbitohs
Sydney Cricket Ground
8-24[33]
Justin Hunt , Josh Dugan
18,217
Saturday 25 July
20
Melbourne Storm
McLean Park
4-24[34]
Peter Mata'utia
14,532
Sunday 2 August
21
Newcastle Knights
Jubilee Oval
46-24[35]
Josh Dugan , Mitch Rein , Gareth Widdop , Tyson Frizell , Benji Marshall , Will Matthews
Gareth Widdop (9)
10,236
Saturday 8 August
22
New Zealand Warriors
Westpac Stadium
36-0[36]
Justin Hunt , Mitch Rein , Jake Marketo , Peter Mata'utia , Gareth Widdop , Tyson Frizell
Gareth Widdop (6/8)
18,317
Friday 14 August
23
Brisbane Broncos
Suncorp Stadium
6-32[37]
Justin Hunt
Gareth Widdop (1)
33,480
Thursday 20 August
24
Penrith Panthers
WIN Stadium
19 – 12
Peter Mata'utia , Gareth Widdop
Gareth Widdop (5/5 (3 Penalty Goals)), Benji Marshall (FG )
9,145
Sunday 30 August
25
Gold Coast Titans
Cbus Super Stadium
26 – 28
Mitch Rein , Michael Cooper , Benji Marshall , Gareth Widdop
Gareth Widdop (5/5 (1 Penalty Goal))
12,335
Saturday 5 September
26
Wests Tigers
ANZ Stadium
32 – 30 (After Extra Time)
Euan Aitken (2), Josh Dugan , Eto Nabuli , , Jason Nightingale
Josh Dugan (4/7 (1 Penalty Goal))
Finals [ ]
Players [ ]
Source= [38]
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